Perennial Catalogue - L

Whilst not fully frost hardy this plant has grown in a protected spot in our garden for twenty years although it is never as grand here as coastal specimens. During summer and autumn whorls of long tubular white flowers are produced on new season’s growth. more... about Leonotis leonorus ‘Harrissmith White’

I can remember dreamy fields of soft sky blue flax, Linum usitatissimum, growing in my East Midland’s village just after the Hitler war. Unrelated to New Zealand flax it was grown for its seeds which makes linseed oil or its fibre which makes linen. more... about Linum perenne